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Nursery at Walsall Wood School
Last reviewed: October 2026 · Inspection data and key information above update regularly, however, this review below is refreshed bi-annually and may not reflect recent changes. Contact the nursery directly to confirm current arrangements. If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Monday brings forest exploration and a family Story Cafe: two concrete features of nursery life at Walsall Wood School. This is the school's own nursery in Brownhills, on Brownhills Road, with a term-time pattern built around morning sessions and additional afternoon provision. For families seeking a regular school-week routine, that structure matters as much as the activities.
The nursery teacher also leads the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). Support roles include an Early Years Practitioner and a teaching assistant for the 30-hour provision, placing nursery within the school's early years team.
Morning nursery runs from 8:45am to 11:45am; the afternoon session starts at 12:15pm and finishes at 3:15pm. Each session lasts three hours.
The EYFS brings learning and development together with children's health and safety. Nursery topics start with familiar experiences, including family, friends and homes, before moving into construction, people who help us, animals and the natural world. That gives parents concrete subjects to revisit through conversation and stories at home.
Summer learning includes frogs, pets and farm animals, followed by plants, flowers and garden insects. Hairy Maclary stories and Monkey Puzzle are among the supporting books. These give families a way to connect reading with the animals and growing things children are learning about.
Outdoor learning has a named place in the week. Monday Forest Sessions, also called Muddy sessions, involve moving through the forest, exploring its animals and noticing seasonal changes. Physical development is an explicit aim, so this is more than an occasional outdoor outing.
Books also bring families into school. Nursery Story Cafe takes place on Mondays at 11:20am in the library, with shared stories for children and their parents or carers. Story Sacks go home on Fridays and return on Tuesdays; their storybook, resources, key words and choice of tasks give home reading a practical starting point.
A fresh fruit snack is included, with examples such as carrots, oranges, apples and bananas. Children are also entitled to daily milk without charge, ordered by the school for eligible pupils. These are specific parts of the nursery offer for families to factor into their routine.
Tapestry lets parents upload work and photographs from home, including Story Sack activities. This creates a route for sharing what a child does beyond the classroom.
For children joining with identified special educational needs or disabilities, the school's approach is to gather information from people who already know them and plan support around possible barriers to learning. Parents who raise a concern can discuss it with staff and have their child assessed. Educational Psychology and Speech and Language Therapy may contribute advice, with findings and next steps shared with families.
School support resources include picture timetables, countdown timers and Makaton signs and symbols. These provide concrete ways to support routines and communication, according to individual need.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place and confers no priority under the school's oversubscription criteria. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal route. The criteria prioritise looked-after children, children of trust staff and children with a sibling who will still attend the school on the proposed admission date, followed by straight-line distance from home to school, with nearer homes receiving higher priority.
For September 2026 entry, applications were made online through Walsall Council, with a deadline of 15 January 2026. That admissions cycle is past; nursery enrolment must not be treated as the Reception application.
The funded 15-hour offer consists of five mornings each week during term time. An additional 15 afternoon hours allows eligible families to access 30 hours weekly, with priority for those holding 30-hour codes when spaces are allocated. Paid places depend on space remaining after code places have been allocated. Contact the school for current charges.
For nursery enquiries or to arrange a visit, call the school office on 01543 452664. Families attending Nursery Story Cafe use the main school office entrance.
Morning nursery is 8:45am to 11:45am. Afternoon nursery is 12:15pm to 3:15pm.
The 15-hour term-time offer is five mornings per week. Additional afternoon entitlement hours allow eligible families to access 30 hours, with allocation priority for families holding 30-hour codes.
Monday Forest Sessions focus on physical skills, forest animals and seasonal changes.
Nursery Story Cafe meets in the library on Mondays at 11:20am. Story Sacks are sent home on Fridays and returned on Tuesdays, and families can share work or photographs through Tapestry.
No. It gives neither a guarantee nor priority under the school's oversubscription criteria. A separate Reception application is required through the normal admissions route.
